US Floats 15-Point Plan for Iran Ceasefire, Israel Expresses Concern Over ‘Framework’ Push

Israel’s media has reported that US President Donald Trump and his administration have put forward a 15-point plan to Iran as terms for ending the ongoing conflict, even as concerns mount in Jerusalem over Washington’s approach.

According to Israel’s Channel 12, citing an unnamed US official, Washington has also informed Jerusalem about the negotiations. The channel, quoting three sources, said the United States was seeking a month-long ceasefire to discuss the proposal, according to The New York Times.

However, the report added that Israeli officials are worried that Trump and his team are aiming for “a framework agreement” with Iran rather than insisting on these demands as a strict precondition for halting the war.

The 15-point plan was reportedly delivered through Pakistan, with its army chief emerging as a key interlocutor between the United States and Iran, officials said.

The report further noted that White House special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner had worked out a mechanism involving a month-long ceasefire period during which both sides would negotiate the agreement.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the plan calls for Iran to dismantle its three main nuclear sites, end any uranium enrichment on its soil, suspend its ballistic missile programme, curb support for proxies and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

In return, nuclear-related sanctions imposed by the international community would be lifted, and the United States would assist and monitor Iran’s civilian nuclear programme.

The report detailed 14 of the 15 points conveyed to Iran:

• Iran must dismantle its existing nuclear capabilities.

• Iran must commit never to pursue nuclear weapons.

• There will be no uranium enrichment on Iranian territory.

• Iran must hand its stockpile of some 450 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent to the International Atomic Energy Agency in the near future, in a timetable to be agreed.

• The Natanz, Isfahan and Fordo nuclear facilities must be dismantled.

• The IAEA must be granted full access, transparency and oversight inside Iran.

• Iran must abandon its regional proxy “paradigm.”

• Iran must cease the funding, direction and arming of its regional proxies.

• The Strait of Hormuz must remain open and function as a free maritime corridor.

• Iran’s missile programme must be limited in both range and quantity, with specific thresholds to be determined at a later stage.

• Any future use of missiles would be restricted to self-defence.

In return, Iran would receive the following benefits:

• A full lifting of sanctions imposed by the international community.

• US assistance in advancing its civilian nuclear programme, including electricity generation at the Bushehr nuclear plant.

• Removal of the “snapback” mechanism that allows for the automatic re-imposition of sanctions if Iran fails to comply.

Israeli officials, who have been advocating for Trump to continue the war against Iran, were taken by surprise by the ceasefire proposal, according to the Associated Press.

Meanwhile, Israel-based publication Haaretz reported that Iran has told the US it would consider the offer but stressed there are certain conditions it would never accept.

The report also indicated that a peace summit could take place in the near future to work out the proposed framework.

(With inputs from ANI)